SUMMARY

• SAP functional experience of 8 years with focus on logistics & supply chain SAP MM (IM/WM) module.
• Extensive experience in design, configuring, testing, documenting of MM (IM/WM) modules.
• Experienced in integration of inventory & warehouse management with material management.
• Precise know how of the integration & cross - functional applications of various modules like MM, PP, SD, FI.
• Extensive experience in setting up master data in customization like storage locations, MRP types & controllers.
• Gathered requirements for various documents like info records, outline agreements.
• Worked extensively with master records by maintaining different material types and user departments for material master and defined payment terms, weighing keys for vendor master.
• Worked extensively with purchase orders, goods receipts & defined number ranges, release procedures for these documents.
• Purchasing - created & processed PO’s, sub contracts, consignments & pipeline items.
• Inventory management - maintained & posted GR’s, physical inventory documents, set up appropriate movement types.
• Excellent knowledge of basic Shipping functions, Deliveries, Delivery schedules, Picking/Packing, Goods Issue, Replenishment deliveries.
• Experienced in setting up put away, picking strategies, defining movement types and interfacing the warehouse module with MM & SD.
• Experienced in creating & setting up storage types, section, bins, transfer requirements, orders & confirmations.
• Experienced in Lean manufacturing tools and thorough understanding of concepts like Kaizen, Kanban and JIT.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills accompanied with team leading capabilities.
• Conducted numerous information gathering & end user training sessions.
• Assisted in developing client based documentation & training manuals

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP: SAP (R/3 4.6B, 4.6C, 4.7, ECC 5.0, 6.0, IS-Retail)

Operating Systems: Windows NT, 98/2000, XP

Programming Languages: C, C++

Office Tools: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAP MM/WM Consultant

Confidential, Tempe, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Conducted blueprint workshops to gather business requirements and make the client familiarize with SAP processes.
• Prepared templates for migrating legacy data from the Sybase and oracle systems for vendor master, purchase order output determination.
• Prepared documentation for mapping rules to migrate vendor master through LSMW.
• Worked on solution manager for documentation maintenance and configuration activities.
• Configured different account groups based on internal/ external number ranges, views, and field selections.
• Worked on third party drop ship orders and creation of purchase orders based on item category determination in sales orders.
• Worked in enhancing the program for conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders based on rules defined by the business.
• Configured additional purchase order document types required by business to place orders with vendors.
• Created class, characteristics and assigned configuration profiles to materials for variant configuration.
• Created spec documents for enhancements for capturing rejections by vendors through EDI and automate the reject process.
• Created spec documents for enhancements to capture credit card details during purchase order creation process.
• Worked on returns process for third party scenario’s involving situations where the returns were routed through the warehouse.
• Created functional specifications for various RICEFW objects identified during the business blueprint stage.
• Analyzed EDI mapping templates for gaps and suggested fields in the IDOC segments to cater for orders placed via EDI.
• Identified fields on IDOC segments to capture unplanned delivery cost during invoicing process.
• Created specifications for purchase order output forms and packing slips for outbound deliveries and also capture additional field requirements as required by the client.
• Created specifications for custom reports and also worked with the BW team in assisting them in determination of SAP fields required for BW reports.
• Coordinated with ABAP and XI teams for enhancements and interfaces.
• Coordinated with extensions teams and interface teams for creation of new part requests.

SAP MM functional Analyst

Confidential, Cleveland, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with business personnel on the client side to obtain information required to analyze and document issues on the SAP IS-Retail system.
• Studied business blueprint documents to understand the business functions and requirements.
• Worked on system performance issues pertaining to replenishment (requirements planning) and analyzed custom programs developed to streamline the process.
• Analyzed forecasting data obtained based on sales pull of historical data from BW.
• Analyzed and maintained custom tables developed by the business.
• Interacted with BW team to obtain point of sale data and discuss interface issues.
• Documented issues related to physical inventory and cycle count process.
• Analyzed unit of conversion issues in custom queries & tables and suggested suitable changes and conversion factors.
• Analyzed ISEG, IKPF, MSEG tables to resolve physical inventory issues.
• Suggested suitable changes to be made on handheld devices for performing cycle counts.
• Analyzed BAdI’s and custom queries developed to recalculate book inventory quantity.
• Interacted with ABAP developers to analyze and debug custom programs.
• Prepared and documented test scripts and worked with business to test different scenarios.
• Resolved issues pertaining to Stock transport orders and outbound deliveries.
• Worked on issues with vendor confirmations, order acknowledgements and suggested suitable additions and changes.

SAP MM/WM functional consultant

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Responsibilities:

• Studied the organizational structure to analyze the viability of implementing SAP MM/WM.
• Discussed the feasibility and gathered information required for implementation at the client site.
• Created and maintained the material and vendor master and incorporated all existing client records of the same into the system.
• Assisted in legacy system transfer of master data through LSMW.
• Configured the purchasing cycle including purchase requisitions, vendor evaluations and purchase orders with release procedures to suit client requirements.
• Developed source lists and MRP procedures based on consumption.
• Set up quota arrangements with vendors for purchase requisitions/orders, scheduling agreements, MRP.
• Prepared documents for procurement of consumable materials.
• Set up info records for subcontracting & consignments to meet certain core business requirements.
• Configured the system to process goods receipts with tolerances for over and under delivery and further carry out invoicing
• Defined goods transfer into various stock, created and confirmed transfer orders and postings.
• Adopted stock transfer order techniques to assist in plant to plant stock transfers.
• Created necessary documents required for the client to carry out the physical inventory process for cycle counting.
• Conducted warehouse visits to visualize physical warehouse and configured the WM module interface with MM by defining storage types, sections, bins.
• Set up RF devices for put away, picking activities & involved in the customizing of Mobile data entry such as Verification control, RF queue management, and Bar-code settings.
• Defined put away and picking strategies and configured automatic creation of transfer requirements, transfer orders.
• Activated Kanban replenishment system in warehouse management in co-ordination with production.
• Tested the integration between MM /WM, PP, and SD.
• Coordinated with the ABAP team by preparing FDD’s to develop specific user exits as required by the client.

SAP Consultant

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities:

• Re-designed process of purchasing by bringing controls in purchasing to ensure contracts are adhered to close interaction with business for accessing their needs on regular basis. Also text based Purchasing was configured to assign the cost of MRO purchases to Cost centers & Project networks.
• Configured purchase order release strategy process to circumvent Stock Transport orders.
• Configured multiple WM and IM movement types, Picking and Put away strategies for storage type search and section search.
• Configured WM interfaces with IM,SD and QM modules
• Configured multiple routes with route determination strategies
• Configured multiple shipping conditions, shipping points, Transportation Zones for optimizing the transportation costs / duration
• Configured inter company stock transport orders.
• Configured special procurement keys to facilitate procurement from depots using Stock Transport orders.
• Created plants and activation of MRP for business needs.
• Supported subcontracting process including drop shipments.
• Managed SAP interface with Oracle, i2 and other back office applications.
• Developed functional and technical specifications for uploads and downloads of data to/from SAP in Materials management area.
• Provided active production support for issues related to Materials Management, Inventory Management and interface data transfers including any customization requirements.
• Monitored and coordinated with offshore team for daily production support activities.
• Troubleshoot production problems, configured issues through issue escalation and prioritization.
• Performed continuous configuration enhancements and production support maintenance for MM module to meet business needs for multi plants.
• Developed interface program specification for upload of data from/to i2 and SAP. Performed multiple Data uploads for various requirements using LSMW.
• Streamlined data flow of cost center accounting for Finance form MM side.
• Recommended and developed inventory management reports to give operational visibility to business.

SAP Consultant

Confidential, Bridgewater, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Part of RICE (Reports, Interface, Conversion, Exits) team and entire Ascendant based documentation/implementation methodology.
• Worked on data migration, new functionality as well as improvement in existing ones.
• Involved in set up purchasing process in SAP assigned to cost centers as per business process.
• Responsible for heavy interaction between FI/CO module to create relevant cost centers and posting procedures.
• Customized and implemented Materials Management module.
• Carried out Business Process Study, Design, Blueprinting and configuration for Purchasing, Inventory management and Invoice Verification modules.
• Involved in Transfer of Materials and Vendor Master Data from Legacy to SAP System.
• Maintained Company Codes for MM.
• Configured logistics invoice verification, blanket purchase orders and invoice plans and got business sign-offs for same after justification of added benefits.
• Created process for creating purchase orders assigned to orders in Production Planning.
• Used MRP strategies for make to stock, make to order, and planning at assembly level.
• Streamlined issues between procurement and account payables including master data issues and communication issues.
• Implemented inter-company stock transport orders to facilitate material transfer within companies and also cross -companies using SD delivery and billing.
• Implemented web based training program for SAP users.
• Documented business processes using third party toolset-ascendent to facilitate document integration.
• Prepared and executed unit and integration test scripts to test business procedures.
• Provided Support from War Rooms for Go-live phase and subsequently using Remedy based production support tracking system.

SAP Consultant

Confidential, West Palm Beach, FL

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the business processes, mapping and preparation in MM for the SAP implementation.
• Participating in the activities related to upgrading the system from ECC 4.6C to ECC 5.0.
• Creating Purchase requisition, RFQ and Purchase orders using Source lists and purchase info records and using Release Procedures based on predefined Release Groups, Codes, Indicators and Strategies.
• Defining conditions in purchasing process and implementing suitable condition type for the same to determine the pricing procedure.
• Adding Contracts, Quota Arrangement and Scheduling Agreements to assist in source determination in the long run.
• Setting up screen layouts for purchasing documents like Purchase Requisitions, Request for Quotations, Quotations, and Purchase Orders.
• Taking care of Management of Stocks and Goods movement for implementing Goods receipts, Goods issue and Transfer posting.
• Configuring settings for Goods Issues, Goods Receipt, Movement types and other relevant objects in Inventory Management as required by business logistics.
• Maintaining Goods Receipt for a number of Purchase Orders and Goods Issue for various production orders and plant maintenance.
• Processing Stock Transfers between Storage Locations and Plants using suitable procedure and movement type.
• Configuring the Valuation of the Material for different material types; working on Debit & Credit Posting keys for Automatic Postings to G/L Accounts.
• Creating specs for custom modifications and working with development team on user exits.
• Testing the integration and compliance between MM and FI modules during customization.

Systems Analyst - SAP

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Business discussions with core team and business process workshops for Blue print design.
• Prepared business process blueprint and GAP Document.
• Involved in set up of organization structure related to MM storage locations and purchasing organizations.
• Assigned purchasing organizations to company codes and plants.
• Defined and assigned reference purchasing organization.
• Customized plant parameters for MRP and consumption based planning.
• Defined MRP groups and controllers.
• Customized conversion of purchase requests to purchase orders and defined order profiles.
• Configured MM functionalities master data material masters, info records, source lists, consumption based planning, purchasing, inventory management.
• In MM setup Business cycle of Requests-RFQ-quotations-Purchase Orders-Outline agreements, Contracts, Schedule lines-Inventory Management-Invoice Verification.
• In Purchasing Purchase Requisitions, RFQs and Quotations, Purchase Orders, Outline agreements (Contracts and Scheduling agreements), Info-records, Vendor Master, Payment Terms and Pricing Procedures, Sub-contracting, Release strategy for PO and Outline agreement, Plant-to-Plant stock transfers using stock transport orders and following functionality of SAP are configured in Inventory Management.
• Tested all configurations for important parameters related to MM.
• Integrated MM with other modules FI and SD.
• Involved in integration testing, Go-Live preparation and Go-Live.
• Provided post implementation support.
• Customized PP in areas viz. Material Masters, Work Centers, and Routings.
• Responsible for set up MRP profiles.
• Configured planning strategies and requirements type, creation of MRP elements, basic and lead time scheduling, strategy group and strategy group to MRP group assignments, defined MRP controllers, plant parameters, lot size calculations, planning horizons, material availability in blocked and stock in transfer, basic dates determination, BOM explosion control, storage location MRPs.